The Portland daily press., 1887-12-03
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

General Grants WIDOW NloitS th0 tOhiO II
Riverside Park every Sunday. Thanksgiy-
ing day she plac ed flowers on the casket.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will spend
the holidays in the White House, which win
be the first visit to 1t since she abdicated the
proud position Of its mistress.
An Australian edition Of Scribner's Maya
zine has been arranged for by thepublishers,
and the magazine will be issued simulta-
neOuSly in Melbourne, oluney' LOnuOn anu
New York.
The newest fad with society in Paris con-
sists in fixing metal boxes with Sits In the
cover to slip in visiting cards, by which the
family Of the deceased can know VINO VISITS
their dead relatives grave.
Among the visitors in Washington this
week have been Mrs. Stratford Dugdale, the
niece Of Lord Macaulay, and sister OF Sir q.
Otto Treyelyan, MacauIay's biographer and
the eminent Liberal She has received
much attention.
The Supreme Court Of Norway has decided
that the whole edition Of Christian Kroghs
novel "Albertine" is to be burned publicly.
The cause Of offense Is realistic depletion
of certain dark chapters in Norwegian po-
lice life.
Individual loyalty and devotion can scarce
ly go further than in the offer OF citizen OF
Breslau to give up his larynx to the German
Crown Prince, in case an operation OF ex-
cisiOn becomes necessary, ana the surgeons
will undertake to transfer 1t to the Princes
throat.
Baron Hirsch's offer Of 100000 for the
benefit Of Jews in Europe was made In
letter to the Car, his object being the found
ing of primary schools in Russia. The Car
has accepted the offer. The money has been
deposited In the bank Of England. Baron
Rothschild and Baron Henry de Worms
have been appointed trustees.
1t is said that few years ago the wife Oh
General Crook. while travelling In Arizona.
threw away from the car window the re-
mains of some watercress which she had
brought from distant part OF the country.
The bits of herb fell into brook and TOOK
root. and now watercress Is growing lux
nriantly ali through that part OF the Terri
tory, where it was entirely unknown before.
The poet Whittier will be so years old on
the nth Of December. At recent meeting
of the Essex Club, in Boston, Senator Hoar
proposed that letter Of congratulation be
signed bv the President and his Cabinet, the
Justices OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States, Senators and members OF Congress
and distinguished literary people, ana that II
be bound and presented TO him on MS Dirtn-
day.
Among Lut 5uCCCoo1uA hACA WAS WV WV
graph operators in early life are Andrew
Carnegie, Theodore N. Vail, of the Bell Tele-
phone Company; Ex-Governor, Bullock OF
Georgia; Ex-Governor Cornell Of New York;
w. j. johnson, the publisher; 4. ii. john
son. the president OF the Edison company
Thomas A. Edison, ID. III. Bates, the presi-
dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph,
and Col. Richard Clowry, Western superin-
tendent of the Western Union.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Cleveland Leader writes that while Mr..
Bancroft, the historian, Is much better In
health than he was few months ago, he
has nevertheless lost much ground within
the last year or more. His weight OF years
rs beginning to tell plainly upon him. The
other day while out riding ne remained so
long that sort OF paralysis came over NM nm
and be vigorously rubbed before he recoy-
cred.
Thrifty Queen Victoria Is reported to have
written privately to the Emperor William,
urging him TO make liberal provision for the
Crown Princess Of Germany 0he Queens
daughter,) and her family, in the event OF
the death Of the Emperor and the Crown
Prince. Otherwise they will beleft in very
moderate circumstances. The Emperor Is
very wealthy andi is supposed that the great
bnlk Of his property will go to his successor
on the throne. The Queen doesn't want the
Crown Princess and her younger children to
be dependent upon the liberality Of Prince
William.
A leading New York physician, well
known not only as an able surgeon, but an
advanced scientist, ridicules the idea that 1t
is at a;sierlt for anv one TO eat a single or
more quail for any given number Of days.
~ ~ - Of Lind U ha aafan
as steady diet just as can beef or pork. He
cites the fact that sailors eat salt pork-a
pound day for 1000 days-and what, he
adds, is worse than sailors pork? During
his active connection with the army In the
West many years ago he ate prairie chicken
every day for months, and was glad to get 1t,
and subsequently, ate sage hens for long
time, and did not get sick or become nause-
ated. He concludes by saying that the men
being able TO eat quail day for any given
time on a wager is all that there Is in the
prevailing idea in not being able to do 1t.
The Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain
is one Of the most peculiar Of the thousands
of peculiar folks who have Toasted in Del
monico's great dining room, says the New
York Sun. He sat through the long dinner
Of the Chamber Of Commerce on Tuesday
night and listened to the flow of oratory, and
not the faintest indication Of a smile or even
interest fitted over his clear-cut features.
Secretary Fairehild tried to engage him in
conversation, and Mr.. Depew, his next
neighbor, seemed disposed to make things
pleasant for the stranger. Mr.. Chamberlain,
with his g0ld-rimmed monocle stuck In his
right eve, would show momentary interest In
the courtesy of his two neighbors and re-
lapse into his frozen state. he glared
straight ahead, like soldier on dress parade.
He spoke, of course, with an English, yer
knaw" accent and In his speech Of 1900
words only two forlorn and unprotected
periods were accommodated with standing
rnnm IL was q sneach of commas.